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MAOHINE'FOR THE PRINTING OF CIGAR TAGS Patented July 26, 1887.

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MACHINE FOR THE PRINTING 0F GIGARTAGS.

No. 367,117. Patented July 26,1887.

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I UN TED STATES PAT NT OFFICE.

ORVILLE L. PARMENTER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE V ASSIGNMENTS, TO JANE E.

KEITHLY, OF SAME PLACE.

MACHINE FOR THE PRINTING OF CIGAR-TAGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,117, dated July 26, 1887.

Application filed November 2, 18%2. Serial No. 75.7 8. (No model.) i

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known thatl, ORVILLE L. PARMENTER, of the city of Cincinnati, in the count-y of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for edge of Fig. 2, showing the manner of con necting the sheet of paper to the temporary backing. .Fig. 4 represents several of these sheets removed from the temporary backing and secured preparatory to cutting into longitudinal strips. Fig. 5 represents one oLtlie printed sheets, showing how it is cut into longitudinal strips. Figs. 6 to 14, inclusive, represent the mechanism for printing the sheets, Fig. 9 being a side view of what is known as the Model Press, upon which I make no claim, but merely show to better illustrate my invention. Fig. 10 is a front view of the supporting and guide plate which I attach to the pressto properly guide thesheet being printed. Fig. 6 is a back view of said plate attached to the machine. Fig. 14 represents the sheet being printed in position in the guide-plate. Figs. 7, 8, ll, 12, and 13 are detail views of various parts of the guide-plate.

Any suitable form of press may be employed, and my improved guide, &c., connected there to. In the present instance, for the purposes of illustration, I have shown the guide and plate applied to a small press known as the Model Press.

A is the supportingplate, which is connected at one end to the platen a of the press by means of screws or other suitable fastenings, a, the other end of said plate projecting from the side of the press, as shown in Fig.6.

The portion or head B of the plate A which is in contact with the platen of the press is wider than the extendedportion b, and is provided with an opening, '11, the purpose of which is to allow the paper being printed to rial on the platen. A guideway, c, is formed at or near the lower edge of plate A, and is preferably formed as follows: The lower edge of the plate A is turned up, forming a flange, 0, between which and the plate A. is thus formed the guideway 0, extending from end to end of the plate.

At or near the upper side of the head B of the plate there is located a guide, D, preferably adjustable by suitable means, and the preferable mode of connecting this guide is by the upper edge of the guide, by which connection the guide may be raised and lowered'to adjust ittothe width ofthepaper to be printed. This guide D has a downwardlyextending flange, E, between which and the plate A a channel or guideway, e, is left. This flangeE is preferably cut away at 6, so that it will not interfere with the type when the platen is caused to approach the latter, and so that a greater amount ofsurfacc of the paper can be printed than would be the case were the flange not open at e.

l The upper edge of the extension I) of the plate-A is provided with a serrated gage, F, and the latter is preferably made separate from the plate A and secured to the latter as follows: The plateA is made with a flange, f, extending backward at right angles to the plate, and upon this flange is secured the gage F by means of screws or bolts f, the length of the teeth 9 of said gage being equal to the length of each tag to be printed.

As the platen a usually moves,and the guideplates A are therefore usually attached to the platen, it becomes desirable that the plate A hould be light in order not to interfere with gherapid movements ofthe platen. The plate A is therefore made thin, and, to give the greater rigidity, a brace-rod, G, is connected at one end to some part of the press, the other end of the rod being connected to the outer end of the plate or, as shown in Figs. 6 and 10, to the end of the gage F on top of said plate, the lower portion of the plate A preferably resting against the rod G.

The paper upon which the'tags are to he means of screws (1, which engage in slots d in come in contact with the mat of flexible mateprinted is first gummed and then cut into sheets H,the width ofsaid sheets being usually governed by the size ofthe press. These sheets H are then stuck at each end to a temporary backing, I, of card straw board or other suitable material, as shown in Fig. 3. This backing is preferably a little wider than the sheet H, and one end, 71, ofsaid backing extends beyond the end of the sheet, as shown. The sheets are each connected to a backing in order that they may be the better held in shape and carried through the press and to afford a true surface or mat forthe sheet being printed. The sheet H, having been secured to the backing I, is placed between the flanges C and E, the edges of the backing I resting in the channels or guideways c and e. The end h of the backing I is first placed between these flanges and pushed through until its end comes in contact with the first toot-h g of the gage, which will bring the end of the sheet II into a position to receive the impress of the type when the platen is advanced. At the first advance of the platen the first vertical row of tags is printed and also the first line of perforations between it andthe nextrow. XVhen t-heplaten has been retracted, the sheet and the backing are drawn through the flanges O and E until the end of the backing, by being slightly dcpressed, will rest against the second tooth g of the gage F, and these teeth being of the same length as the length of the tags,at each successive advancement of the platen one tooth of the gage, the sheet H and its backing being drawn through each time the length of one of the teeth g,the vertical rows of tags are evenly printed andperforated, one row being printed each time until the sheet is entirely printed. The flanges C and D hold the backing H and the sheets thereto connected in close contact with the platen of the press, so that an even and true surface is presented to the type.

If it is desired to print more than one vertical row of tags at one impression, the type and perforators may be arranged for the desired number of vertical rows and the sheet and backing must then be drawn through each time to the desired tooth of the gage. For instance, if two vertical rows are printed at once, one tooth of the gage must be skipped each time, and if three rows, then two teeth must be skipped each time, and so on. By this it will be seen that any desired numberof vertical rows of tags may be printed at one impression, according to the capacity of the press. \Vhen a number of these sheets have been printed, they are removed from their respective baekings T, and the ends of these printed sheets are then stuck together, as shown in Fi 4, care being taken that the edges of the sheets are even. \Vhen the desired number of sheets have been thus secured together, they are cut longitudinally, as shown by the line a, Fig. 5, the tags being thus separated into longitudinal rows, several of these rows being connected at each end, forming a bundle, in which form the tags are furnished to the cigar'manufacturer, and in this form the tags will keep their shape and be convenient for handling. Vhen the tags are to be used, one of these rows is detached from the bundle, and as the line of separation between the tags is perforated one tag at a time is easily stuck onto a cigar and detached from the row.

The baekings I, from which the printed sheets are detached, may be used a numberof times, and are not therefore wasted. If desired, however, the sheet may be eutinto longitudinal rows before being detached from the backing, and thus the backing be out too, and each row will then be provided with a backing, which will prevent the various rows, when necessity arises for putt-ing same in a damp or moist place, from sticking together when done up in bundles. Tags are, within certain limits, made of different lengths, to suit the figure or name printed thereon, and also to suit the taste of the parties interested in their production. In order to enable the printing of these tags to be conveniently carried on, I provide for each different length of tag a gage, F, having teeth whose interspaces are each of the length, or a multiple of the length, of the tag to be printed. Should the gage 011 the press not have teeth with the right interspaces, I remove the said gage and 9 then substitute therefor on the plate A anew gage having teeth with the correct interspaees. Thus the plate A is adapted to receive interchangeable gages.

In certain instanees-as, for example, where the tags are oial or round-the straight pen forator is not used, but the tags are usually cut out by dies after being printed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows: I

1. The guide and supporting-plate A, sccured at one end to the platen of a printingpress and provided with guides O and D, and the gage F, for regulating the length of the tags being printed, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. The plate A, consisting of ahead, 13, and extension I), the lower edge of said plate being provided with a channel, 0, and the upper part of the head having attached thereto a. guide, 1), forming a channel, a, and the upper edge of the extension bhaving attached thereto a serrated gage, F, substantiallyas and for the purposes specified.

3. Theguideandsupporting-plateA,formed substantially as described, and provided with opening I) and secured at one end to the platen of the press, and the supporting brace-rod G, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

ORVILLE L. PARMENTER.

Attest:

MATTIE RICE, EDWARDS RITCHIE. 

